Assistant Physician at the Emergency-Crisis Unit in Yverdon-les-Bains

About the job

Physicians

Assistant Physician at the Emergency-Crisis Unit in Yverdon-les-Bains

For 1 November 2026, we are looking for an Assistant Physician whose activity will take place at the Emergency-Crisis Unit, at a 60% rate, within the Northern Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Service (SPPAN), Department of Psychiatry at CHUV, in Yverdon-les-Bains.

Context

The University Hospital of Vaud (CHUV) is one of the 5 Swiss university hospitals. Thanks to its collaboration with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and EPFL, CHUV plays a leading role in medical care, medical research, and education.

The Northern Adult Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Service (SPPAN) is a recognised institution (A1) for FMH psychiatry and psychotherapy and D1-S for advanced training in addiction psychiatry and psychotherapy.

The Emergency-Crisis Unit is an outpatient unit offering intensive integrated psychiatric treatments over a short period, responding to demands for emergency follow-up or crisis management as well as psychiatric assessments or consultations. It actively participates in the regional and cantonal reorganisation of emergency response as required by the General Directorate of Health of the State of Vaud. For the Northern Vaud region in particular, this is achieved notably through closer coordination with the Liaison Psychiatry Unit and the hospital on-call service of SPPAN-CHUV.

Mission

• You provide direct clinical activity with patients of the Unit
• You conduct specialised outpatient consultations for psychosomatic patients
• You promote interdisciplinary activity in patient care.

Profile

• You hold a medical degree (or equivalent foreign qualification recognised by MEBEKO)
• You are interested in working as part of a team
• You have a sense of responsibility
• You are proficient in French (minimum B2 level certificate required), for non-French speakers
• You have the possibility to train in psychotherapy, and preferably have experience in psychiatry.

We offer

Becoming a collaborator at the University Hospital of Vaud means benefiting from:

• First-class social benefits, 20 days paternity leave and 4 months maternity leave (with the possibility of an additional month of breastfeeding leave)
• Regular salary progression adapted to responsibilities
• A 13th salary and 25 days of holiday per year
• A minimum of three days of training per year, with access to a varied offer within the CHUV Training Centre and partner training centres of the State of Vaud
• Facilitated access to one of the 500 furnished apartments offered in the surrounding neighbourhoods
• Social, cultural and economic benefits offered to members of the H-Oxygène association
• Benefits offered within the mobility plan (discounts on public transport subscriptions, promotion of "Mobility" vehicles and discounts on the purchase of electric bikes)
• Hotel-quality staff restaurants in each hospital building with preferential rates.

Contact and application submission

Contact for information about the position: Dr Frédéric Boillat - associate physician - 079 556 61 05.

As all our applications are processed electronically, we kindly ask you to apply exclusively online by clicking the APPLY button at the bottom of the advertisement.

If you have difficulty applying, you can consult our procedure on how to apply online. If for technical reasons you are unable to apply online, we invite you to contact our Recruitment Unit, which will assist you in your process, either by email at e.recrutement@chuv.ch or by phone at 021 314 85 70.

As part of the recruitment process for this position, if hired, you will be required to provide an original criminal record extract. You will also be asked to present your original diplomas as well as an identity document.

CHUV applies the highest quality standards in its recruitment processes. Furthermore, committed to promoting diversity among our collaborators, we pay attention to different life paths and do everything possible to ensure equal treatment and prevent any discrimination. We look forward to receiving your application.

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